Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru is 0.0018 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 269.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2003.
Nauru ranks 38th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | +161.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 units per person | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More social development data for Nauru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Nauru was 0.0018 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2003.
- How does Nauru rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.